[German]At the end of August 2025, Microsoft released OOBE updates KB5065378 and KB5064097 for Windows 11 24H2 (and Windows Server 2025). In addition, the setup and recovery updates KB5064080 and KB5064081 for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 were also released.
[German]After the August 2025 patch day, there were reports that the cumulative security update KB5063878 released on August 12, 2025, for Windows 11 24H2 was causing serious SSD problems. Microsoft conducted extensive testing in collaboration with Phison and has given the all-clear. No impact from the KB5063878 update could be detected.
[German]Administrators use an unattend.xml file to install and set up Windows. The unattend.xml file can be created using a generator. A blog reader already pointed out to me in July 2025 that using an unattend.xml file in Windows 11 24H2 causes a security issue. Here is an overview about that topics.
[German]The US National Security Agency (NSA) and other US and foreign organizations have issued a security alert. Cyber groups such as Salt Typhoon, which are supported by the Chinese government, are attacking networks worldwide in the areas of telecommunications, government, transportation, hospitality, and military infrastructure.
[German]In light of the large number of harmful Android apps, Google is taking drastic measures for the future. All developers of Android apps must identify themselves to Google if they want their apps to continue running on certified Android devices.
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[German]Preview update KB5062660 for Windows 11 24H2 released at the end of July 2025 contained a bug that flooded event management with CertificateServicesClient entries (ID 57). This bug has been "addressed" with the preview update KB5064081 released on August 29, 2025.
[German]Microsoft has also released the optional cumulative (preview) update KB5064081 for Windows 11 24H2 on August 29, 2025. This update updates various AI components. I have briefly added this information to the post Windows 10/11: Preview Updates August 26,/29, 2025.
[German]Brief information for users of the Fennec browser on Android. Ralf has just pointed out to me that version 142 from the FDroid store is causing problems – so it should not be updated for the time being.
[German]Microsoft is adapting Word so that this application will automatically create documents in the cloud instead of locally in the future. It has already been implemented in Insider Previews. For Microsoft, this is an opportunity to use data for AI training and sell more cloud storage. From a GDPR perspective, this is actually a no-go for European users.
[German]Brief information for users of SonicWall 100 Series Secure Access Gateways. As a reader informed me in an email this week, SonicWall appears to be planning to discontinue support for SonicWall SMA100 Series models soon. According to a statement from a SonicWall partner, support is set to end on October 31, 2025. The Secure Mobile Access (SMA) series provides comprehensive security for remote access to corporate resources hosted on-premises, in the cloud, and in hybrid data centers.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
